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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
Anyone who would get his back up about this interesting and wooly headed post, considering it a slam on Christianity, is more than a tad thin-skinned about his faith, I'd say. I don't see Solon evangelizing against Christ here.
Anywho, Solon's superb post reminded me of the following quote from an essay by a famous 19th Century French critic named Taine describing the bad guy in "Paradise Lost" who steals the show.
"The ridiculous Devil of the Middle Ages, a horned enchanter, a dirty jester, a petty and mischievous ape, band-leader to a rabble of old women, has become a giant and a hero. Though feebler in force, he remains superior in nobility, since he prefers suffering independence to happy servility, and welcomes his defeat and his torments as a glory, a liberty, and a joy."
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Too blue isn't offended...
Solon showed him the donut...
TooBlue wants to see the donut and the donut hole
(trust me when I say don't ask I spent an hour on the phone and I am still confused)